The Brookhaven leader., 1887-06-23
WHlTwoRTH COLLEGE.
4 Brilliant Close to Successful Ses-
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they're Gil q suoSosa" However this ma,
lie, we wish It understood that the com
mcncement Of whItworth College tina
hss just passed. rears in triumphan
strength and beauty its lanrcled bead,
and that In the following condensed 40
Oount of IL, we cannot do it justice.
On last Sabbath morning the Calisthen
les Hall, capable now through the Pres
idents improvements, of seating az
audience of eight hundred, was we'll filled
The rostrun had been deliberately and
beautifully decorated with paintings
festoons and flowers and pulpit de.
vised where the learned divine, DR.. J. j
| Wheat, of Oxford, was to discourse III
his own sweet-spirited manner. His
sermon was grand, towering to the sub.
lime. Sabbath night was the celebra.
ton of the anniversary of the Young
Ladies Christian Association. Its Presi-
dent, Miss - Stewart read passage,
after which Miss Rosa Fitchett neatly
recited the Burial Of Moses" The
address before the young ladies by Bish-
OPP Galloway was rs eloquent and sue
cessful as his efforts always are.
With Monday morning came the nine
teen ''sweet girl graduates" marching
the length of the hall, led by the Pesi-
dent. to the tune of one of Prof. Eek
hardfs grandest marches. Essays were
read for medal by the following young
ladies, chosen from the class on account
of their superior standing: Misses Annie
Knocks, Kate Draughon, Rosa Calm,
Rosa Fitchett, Mollie Norman, Lutte
Gadberry, Eucharist Favre and Hattie
Carmichael. Miss Rosa Oahu, carried off
the medal.
Monday evening the concert, of which
30 much was expected, took place
with Prof. Eckhardt at the helm. 1t was
grand success. The music was very
fine, and showed careful training Flutes,
violins, mandolines, guitars, triangles,
tambOurines, trumpets, castagnettes and
even the "songs of many BIRDS" in imi
tation, made the evening one of variety
and pleasure. The following yonng
ladies who recited remarkably well
competed for q medal: Misses Lutte Cad
berry, Miriam Crutcher, Halle Gallow
ay, Maria Lowry, and Annie Buckley, the
medal being won by the last named
young lady, of jackson. The solos sung
on this occasion by Mesdames Holt and
Nm artn tIl ArlN a1f rod
Mrs. Hollis angles Serenade," by Broga,
reminds US of an exquisite painting
whereon the light aud shade has been
carefully blended by the touch Of
artistic fingers. Mrs. Murrah, who has
never sung in public here before, won
all enviable reputation during commence
ment Her voice is sweet and full and
strong and we'll cultivated. She is
doubtless fine teacher, and here We
would say that in her class Miss Kate
Draughon took the medal for the greatest
improvement in singing during the
term.
Tuesday was destined to be the day
of all days. An immense audience Az
senbl.d early and by ten o'clock the hall
was packed, with only marrow middle
isle, which needs must be, for President
Fitzhugh and Gov. Robert L. Taylor, of
Tennessee, AFRO seen to advance followed
by the long line Of graduates in their
snowy robes, each wearing white rose
in honor of the State of Tennessee and its
handsome. Governor, who had one of
purest beauty pinned to his coat lapel.
After well wOrdod introduction by the
Pres Gov. Taylor arose and at once won
the attention of everyone, from the gray
headed sire, to the laughing little lads OH
the front seats. His address was charm
ingly entertaining and original, with not
a wearying sentence, or stale express
sion throughout Most fortunate was
Whitworth Commencement with such Il
speaker.
At the conclusion of Governor Taylor's
address, President Fitzhugh, in all adj
dress which was gem of appropriate
ness and beauty, conferred degrees on the
graduating class as follows:
Mistress of Art-Miss Kate Galloway,
of Madison county, and Hattie Carmi-
chael, of Kinds.
Mistress of English Literature-Misses
Annie Birdsong, Of Kinds county; Rosa
Calm of Pike county, Ruth Crutcher,
Brookaven; Matte Copeland, British
Honduras; Kate Draughon, Rchland
parish, La; X ate Downer, Annie Enochs,
Copiah county, Miss; Rosa Fitchett,
Madison county, Miss; Eucharist Favre,
Hancock county, Miss; Lutte Gadberry,
Yazoo county, Miss; Fannie Gohgh,
Madison county, Miss; Mary johnson,
East Feliciana parish, La; Mollie Nor
man, Copiah county, Miss; Sallie Strick-
land, Brookhavcg; jamie Scott, Nevada
county, Ark; Maggie Willis, Ouachita
parish, La; Anna Webb, Webster par
ish, La.
OF these Miss Hattie Carmichael, OF
Kinds Co., won the first honor and Miss
Annie Enoehs, of Copiah, the second
honor of her class
Gold medals were awarded the follow
ing young ladies: For excellence in in
strumental music, Misses Willie Gallo
| way, Bello Harris and Eucharist Favre;
in vocal music, Miss Kate Draughon; best
original essay, Miss Rosa Calm; best
recitation, Miss Annie Buckley; excellence